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This quote from @VanessaVakharia on the Math Therapy podcast hit home. I’m still relearning alongside my teachers. That vulnerability is the point. Conceptual relearning + vertical picture = everything shifts. 💙

@pwharris Day 1 was amazing! So much fun and I came away with some new knowledge!

Day 1 of the Fractions Challenge is officially here I’m so excited to spend the next few days thinking deeply about fractions, making sense of ideas, and learning together 👇 Before we get started: What are you most hoping clicks for you during this challenge? #MIFOChallenge

🌵☀️ Big news for #MathInTheSun! Join us July 1-2 to hear from featured speaker @fawnnguyen (@amplify)! Fawn will dive into: 💡 Shifting toward Problem-Based Learning ✍️ Sketching diagrams to solve word problems Register today: bit.ly/MITS26 @AATM_Math @MathLeadersAZ @AzDeptEd

The missing ingredient in how we learn is play. Not a surprise to anyone who's watched a 4-year-old figure out how the world works. A massive surprise to a system that decided math means sitting still and following steps. We can do better. We have to.

@NCTM Already queued up and ready for my morning commute!

🎙️The latest episode of Adding It All Up is out now! Francis Su joins the podcast to discuss the importance of building relationships, fostering curiosity, and creating meaningful human connections in the classroom. 🎧Listen here: nctm.link/n8zOW

This workshop is going to be 🔥! Whether you are new or have been using @BTCthinks be sure to check this out!

Our next Fast Break is out! What’s the best way to solve a Quadratic? Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deb… Or listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3soGg9IF2… Or check us out wherever you listen to podcasts! #DebateMath

@NCTM Such a great resource for our NCTM members!

💦 How long will it take for hot water to run from your faucet? How much water does the pipe hold? How precise should you be in your answer? Explore these questions and more with your high school students: nctm.link/pZhLW

@pwharris I’m hoping to strengthen my own content understanding to better help the teachers I am working with!

Tomorrow’s the day 🎉 Fractions. Math talk. Big thinking. We’re ready 👀🙌 👇 What are you hoping clicks for you during the challenge? bit.ly/4ts7zjT #MIFOChallenge #MathIsFigureOutAble #MathChat #MTBoS #Fractions

3/5 Boredom came first. And it starts long before middle school. If we lose students in early childhood math, we do not just lose engagement. We lose identity. The story a child tells themselves about whether they belong in this subject.

2/5 We have built an entire scaffold of interventions around math anxiety while leaving the classroom conditions that created it completely intact. Treating symptoms without tracing the source is not healing. It is maintenance.

@robertkaplinsky Thank you for sharing!

Have you ever called on students to ask them for an answer or explanation and gotten the feeling that they were just repeating what the previous students had said? This video and blog post might explain the psychology of why that happens. robertkaplinsky.com/psychology-cla…

@TechNinjaTodd @adamdovico @burgessdave @dbc_inc This is a fantastic book! In fact, it is so good that a few years ago I gifted my well worn copy to my student teacher!

Leadership shouldn’t belong to the loudest voice in the room. It should belong to every kid. That’s what When Kids Lead is all about: ➡️ Developing leadership in all students ➡️ Giving educators real, doable structures ➡️ Shifting leadership from titles to daily action Because when more kids lead… everything changes.

@MeadorAdam @DrBradJohnson I am currently reading it and have a hard time putting it down!

Received a copy of a @DrBradJohnson book through a drawing on his X page. I chose "Coffee with the Custodian." Just finished the book and cannot recommend it enough. As someone who has sat in the same chair for 15+ years, it was a great reminder of the importance of relationships

The PD doesn’t stop when the session ends. AML’s Community Forums are live — share resources, ask questions, and connect with Arizona math leaders all year long. Jump in! 🌵 azmathleaders.com → Community → Forums #BetterTogether #AZEdChat #MathLeadership​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ @azmathleaders

Arizona math leaders — our FINAL Lead and Learn is Wednesday! 🙌 📌 The 4 R’s of Instructional Leadership: Review, Refine, Reimagine, Revamp 📅 May 7 | 12:30–2:30pm 📍 In person (ADE) | Zoom | Tucson & Yuma hybrid Register → azmathleaders.org

Thinking about attending the NCSM Annual Conference in Denver? The Iris Carl Travel Grant provides financial support to help you get there. Don’t miss this chance to invest in your learning and leadership. Applications due June 1: mathedleadership.org/iris-carl-trav… #NCSM2026

Be sure to check this out!

This was just a small glimpse of our last Challenge 👀 And we’re doing it again 🙌 If you’ve been thinking about joining, this is your sign. Let’s make this year even bigger Join here : bit.ly/4esVN4Y #MathIsFigureOutAble #MIFOChallenge

@pwharris Can’t wait! There is so much needless stress about fractions in both teachers and students!